In his essay, “On Writing,” Carver explains that ”It’s possible, in a poem or a short story, to write about commonplace things and objects using commonplace but precise language, and to endow those things – a character, a window curtain, a fork, a stone, a woman’s earring – with immense, even startling, power.” Examine the references to potatoes, onions, and strawberry pie? What do those specific vegetables and fruit symbolize, and how does their appearance in the story potentially convey a deeper meaning?